Insulin is produced by
What is the pancreas?
Act of giving birth
What is parturition?
Another word for fainting
What is syncope?
Excessive thirst
What is polydipsia?
Pertaining to tears
What is lacrimal?
Epinephrine is produced by
What is the adrenal medulla?
Period of fertilization from ovum to birth
What is gestation?
Slow movement is known as
What is bradykinesia?
Advanced hypothyroidism in adulthood
What is myxedema?
Normal adjustment of the lens to bring an object into focus
What is accommodation?
Progesterone is produced by
What is the ovaries?
The first stool of the newborn
What is meconium?
Acetylcholine, serotonin, and dopamine are all
What are neurotransmitters?
Extreme hypothyroidism during infancy and childhood
What is cretinism?
Abnormal curvature of the eye
What is astigmatism?
Growth hormone is produced by
What is the pituitary gland?
Premature separation of the placenta
What is abruptio placentae?
Elevated portions of the cerebral cortex
What are gyri?
Excess cortisol production from the adrenal cortex
What is Cushing Syndrome?
Place in the brain where nerve tracks cross over
What is the optic chiasm?
Calcitonin is produced by
What is the thyroid gland?
Procedure that removes a person's ability to reproduce
What is sterilization?
The essential, distinguishing tissue of any system
What is the parenchyma?
Hypofunctioning of the adrenal cortex
What is Addison disease?
Condition of no lens
What is aphakia?